Recognised as Colour
#468D82
- #468D82
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#468D82 is a cyan with RGB values 70, 141, 130 and HSL 171°, 34%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#468D82#468D82
HEX#468D82
RGBrgb(70, 141, 130)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.5529, 0.5098
RGB percentages27.5%, 55.3%, 51%
HSLhsl(170.7, 33.6%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.7, 50.4%, 55.3%)
CMYK50.4%, 0%, 7.8%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,623,746
CSS custom property--colour: #468D82;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.39:1
Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#B9727D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8D4651
Analogous#468D5E, #46758D
Triadic#82468D, #8D8246
Split complementary#8D4675, #8D5E46
Tetradic#5E468D, #8D4651, #758D46
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R70
G141
B130
Red70 (27.5%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue130 (51%)
Hue170.7°
Saturation (HSL)33.65%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 46 · G 8D · B 82
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